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Technology and Dementia: The Future is Now by Astell, Arlene J, Bouranis, Nicole, Hoey, Jesse, Lindauer, Allison, Mihailidis, Alex, Nugent, Chris, Robillard, Julie M

“…Technology has multiple potential applications to dementia from diagnosis and assessment to care delivery and supporting ageing in place. To summarise key…”
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Socially Assistive Robots as Mental Health Interventions for Children: A Scoping Review by Kabacińska, Katarzyna, Prescott, Tony J., Robillard, Julie M.

“…Socially Assistive Robots are promising in their potential to promote and support mental health in children. There is a growing number of studies investigating…”
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Are friends electric? The benefits and risks of human-robot relationships by Prescott, Tony J., Robillard, Julie M.

“…Social robots that can interact and communicate with people are growing in popularity for use at home and in customer-service, education, and healthcare…”
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The QUEST for quality online health information: validation of a short quantitative tool by Robillard, Julie M, Jun, Jessica H, Lai, Jen-Ai, Feng, Tanya L

“…Online health information is unregulated and can be of highly variable quality. There is currently no singular quantitative tool that has undergone a…”
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Companion robots to mitigate loneliness among older adults: Perceptions of benefit and possible deception by Berridge, Clara, Zhou, Yuanjin, Robillard, Julie M, Kaye, Jeffrey

“…Given growing interest in companion robots to mitigate loneliness, large-scale studies are needed to understand peoples' perspectives on the use of robots to…”
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Aging 2.0: health information about dementia on Twitter by Robillard, Julie M, Johnson, Thomas W, Hennessey, Craig, Beattie, B Lynn, Illes, Judy

“…Online social media is widespread, easily accessible and attracts a global audience with a widening demographic. As a large proportion of adults now seek…”
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Enhancing both motor and cognitive functioning in Parkinson’s disease: Aerobic exercise as a rehabilitative intervention by Duchesne, C., Lungu, O., Nadeau, A., Robillard, M.E., Boré, A., Bobeuf, F., Lafontaine, A.L., Gheysen, F., Bherer, L., Doyon, J.

“…•Three months of aerobic exercise training (AET) improves fitness in PD patients.•Effects of AET on cognitive and motor skills in PD were evaluated…”
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The League: A person‐centred approach to the development of social robotics for paediatric anxiety by Dosso, Jill A., Kailley, Jaya N., Robillard, Julie M.

“…Background Social robots are promising tools to improve the quality of life of children and youth living with anxiety and should be developed based on the…”
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A Neuroethics Backbone for the Evolving Canadian Brain Research Strategy by Illes, Judy, Weiss, Samuel, Bains, Jaideep, Chandler, Jennifer A., Conrod, Patricia, De Koninck, Yves, Fellows, Lesley K., Groetzinger, Deanna, Racine, Eric, Robillard, Julie M., Sokolowski, Marla B.

“…Building on Canada’s strong traditions in neuroscience and ethics, neuroethics provides a backbone for the evolving Canadian Brain Research Strategy (CBRS)…”
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Older adult perspectives on emotion and stigma in social robots by Dosso, Jill A, Kailley, Jaya N, Guerra, Gabriella K, Robillard, Julie M

“…Social robot adoption by older adults and people living with dementia is limited by several barriers, including a lack of emotional alignment with social…”
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Availability, readability, and content of privacy policies and terms of agreements of mental health apps by Robillard, Julie M., Feng, Tanya L., Sporn, Arlo B., Lai, Jen-Ai, Lo, Cody, Ta, Monica, Nadler, Roland

“…To assess the availability, readability, and privacy-related content of the privacy policies and terms of agreement of mental health apps available through…”
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Practical social media recommendations for dementia prevention researchers by Hrincu, Viorica, Roy, Katherine T., Robillard, Julie M.

“…INTRODUCTION Practical social media recommendations are needed to facilitate greater engagement in dementia prevention research. Alongside relevant experts,…”
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All hands on deck: exploring how Latinx families in California supported child learning during the initial Covid-19 shutdown by Robillard, Stephanie M., Reigh, Emily, Garcia, Jorge E., Suzara, Miroslav, Garcia, Antero

“…This study focuses on family perspectives of school and home-based learning during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, revealing both what is lost and…”
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Hippocampal long-term depression mediates acute stress-induced spatial memory retrieval impairment by Wong, Tak Pan, Howland, John G, Robillard, Julie M, Ge, Yuan, Yu, Wayne, Titterness, Andrea K, Brebner, Karen, Liu, Lidong, Weinberg, Joanne, Christie, Brian R, Phillips, Anthony G, Wang, Yu Tian

“…Acute stress impairs memory retrieval and facilitates the induction of long-term depression (LTD) in the hippocampal CA1 region of the adult rodent brain…”
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Social robotics for children: an investigation of manufacturers' claims by Dosso, Jill A, Riminchan, Anna, Robillard, Julie M

“…As the market for commercial children's social robots grows, manufacturers' claims around the functionality and outcomes of their products have the potential…”
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Glutathione restores the mechanism of synaptic plasticity in aged mice to that of the adult by Robillard, Julie M, Gordon, Grant R, Choi, Hyun B, Christie, Brian R, MacVicar, Brian A

“…Glutathione (GSH), the major endogenous antioxidant produced by cells, can modulate the activity of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) through its…”
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“A Safe Space for Sharing Feelings”: Perspectives of Children with Lived Experiences of Anxiety on Social Robots by Dosso, Jill A., Kailley, Jaya N., Martin, Susanna E., Robillard, Julie M.

“…Social robots have the potential to support health and quality of life for children experiencing anxiety. We engaged families with lived experiences of…”
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The impact of respite care from the perspectives and experiences of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their care partners: a qualitative study by Wu, Julia M, Tam, Mallorie T, Buch, Kirsten, Khairati, Fouziah, Wilson, Laurissa, Bannerman, Elizabeth, Guerrero, Alexandra, Eisen, Andrew, Toyer, Wendy, Stevenson, Travis, Robillard, Julie M

“…Respite care provides caregiving support to people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their care partners by providing the care partner with…”
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Investigating the concept of participant burden in aging technology research by Kabacińska, Katarzyna, Sharma, Nicole, Kaye, Jeffrey, Mattek, Nora, Kuzeljevic, Boris, Robillard, Julie M

“…Research participation burden, despite being an integral concept in research ethics, is not well-conceptualized in the context of the use of technology in…”
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Macrofauna using intertidal oyster reef varies in relation to position within the estuarine habitat mosaic by Gain, Isis E., Brewton, Rachel A., Reese Robillard, Megan M., Johnson, Keith D., Smee, Delbert L., Stunz, Gregory W.

“…Oyster reefs are important components of marine ecosystems and function as essential habitat for estuarine species; however, few studies have simultaneously…”
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